New Mexico Wants To Repeal Driving Rights Illegal Immigratns

[discocrisco01]

In the latest episode in the xenophobia that is sweeping through the Republican party, the New Mexico governors wants to ban illegal immigrants from having drivers license as reported by Reuters.

I disagree with the governor's position because allowing driver's license for illegal immigrants actually promotes safe driving. By allowing the immigrants the right to have drivers license, the undocumented workers will be more inclined to follow traffic laws amd less accidents results. It force the undocumented workers to be more accountable for their driving because they would not want to lose the privilage and go to the risks of not having a license. With a license, the undocumented workers would also to be more likely to purchase insurance

While ICE has the right to deport back to their country of origin, public safety triumphs any potential determent towards not coming to the United States. The potential benefit of reduced accidents and higher compliance with traffic safety laws exceeds the potential determent that would prevent a citizen from staying in the country of origin and not migrating to the United States or returning to the country of origin because they lack the ability to drive and therefore, the inability to find work.

It is ICE's jobs to track down undocumented workers and deport them. It is not the state's right. It is the state responsibility for public safety of its highway system. Therefore, under the principles of federalism, it is better public policy to continue to have the drivers license for undocumented workers and let ICE worry about the deportation of undocumented workers.

[SoCalDem]

1. California requirements

How to apply for a driver license if you are over 18

If you are a visitor in California over 18 and have a valid driver license from your home state or country, you may drive in this state without getting a California driver license as long as your home state license remains valid.

If you become a California resident, you must get a California driver license within 10 days. Residency is established by voting in a California election, paying resident tuition, filing for a homeowner’s property tax exemption, or any other privilege or benefit not ordinarily extended to nonresidents.

To apply for an original driver license if you are over 18, you will need to do the following:

* Visit a DMV office (make an Appointment(s) for faster service)
* Complete application form DL 44 (An original DL 44 form must be submitted. Copies will not be accepted.)
* Give a thumb print
* Have your picture taken
* Provide your social security number. It will be verified with the Social Security Administration while you are in the office.
* Verify your birth date and legal presence If your current name no longer matches the name on your birth data/legal presence document, see “True Full Name” and “How to Change Your Name” for more information.
* Provide your true full name
* Pay the application fee
* Pass a vision exam
* Pass a traffic laws and sign test. There are 36 questions on the test. You have three chances to pass.(Sample Test)

[mitchtv]

2. sounds like they don't have enough

hit and runs, and want more

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3. I have a better idea...

Instead of allowing illegal aliens to obtain a DL (under the guise of public safety), how about immediate arrest and jail time (followed by a proper deportation hearing), for any illegal caught driving without a license and/or insurance?

[pampango]

4. Don't tell me. Another new repub governor who has to go after either unions or "illegals".

It's part of the repub playbook. It shows that they are not afraid to tackle the issues that others are afraid of - breaking unions and deporting poor Hispanics. :) Got to take advantage of the repub-induced economic crisis to accomplish even more repub goals, you know.

We have to be able to blame our economic problems on some "other" - either scary unions :scared: or scary immigrants :scared: .

[solara]

5. Our new governor, Susana Martinez, is a REAL piece of work...

I hope New Mexico survives 4 years of her ignorance and fear mongering.



Bah! :mad:

[JoeyT]

6. I doubt it has all that much to do with punishing immigrants, no matter what face she puts on it.

It's probably intended to cut them off from leaving no matter what the people that are employing them do to them. Once you "hire" someone and transport them dozens or even hundreds of miles into the middle of nowhere, there's not a whole lot they can do other than what you tell them to do.

I don't even give Republicans the benefit of assuming they're xenophobic anymore. Everything they've been pushing so far has been geared towards creating underclasses that are absolutely powerless to even object to abuse, much less do something about it.

[Obamanaut]

7. But isn't driving a privilege, and not a right? Why would an undocumented

worker be more, or less, inclined to follow traffic laws by virtue of holding a license? It would seem a prudent law breaker (undocumented worker, illegal immigrant) would be a much more careful driver in order to avoid apprehension and subsequent deportation.